19 April 2024
19 April 2024
The concept of the golden age of Spanish video games has always been associated with the 1980s, microcomputers, and 8-bit games; until now. With the emergence of digital markets and the indie boom, the Spanish video game industry has exploded, reaching levels of quality and international success that were unthinkable before. A growth that began at the beginning of the last decade and seems to have reached its peak during the past 2023; a year that, for many players, is the best in our industry in terms of quantity and quality.
19 April 2024
19 April 2024
19 April 2024
From Cannes to the Quirino Awards, Spain's animation industry celebrates a surge in international recognition, buoyed by diverse productions and strategic collaborations, heralding a promising future for the sector.
19 April 2024
13 October 2023
13 October 2023
Spanish fiction continues to be a benchmark in the main international markets and festivals, while the industry maintains a dynamic pace of production in terms of new projects.
13 October 2023
26 September 2023
26 September 2023
A pioneering producer in fiction series co-production, Portocabo has been determined to seek out international partnerships to promote more ambitious projects. Alfonso Blanco, the company's founder, explains the advantages of his approach.
26 September 2023
17 September 2023
17 September 2023
Spanish Screenings XXL, the ambitious international market platform, is heading into an intense fall with two of its events—Spanish Screenings Financing & Tech and Spanish Screenings on Tour—taking place close to each other in the calendar, as part of the San Sebastian Film Festival and the MIA market in Rome, respectively, in its aim to globally promote our industry.
17 September 2023
01 September 2023
01 September 2023
The international prominence of Spanish animation cinema is reaching unprecedented heights, not only due to recent spectacular international sales results or global box office performance, but also because of growing interest among programmers at major festivals.
01 September 2023
10 July 2023
10 July 2023
In the current effervescence of the filming industry in Spain, it is worth mentioning the influence of cinema advertising, which has contributed significantly to its development.
10 July 2023
20 June 2023
20 June 2023
The Spanish animation and VFX sector is thriving. On its way to becoming a consolidated global leader, Spain is increasingly attracting top international companies that come to invest in local talent and resources.
20 June 2023
13 June 2023
13 June 2023
As platforms have reached new heights and record-breaking tax incentives for both local and international shoots have grown, there has been a huge demand for production facilities in Spain.
13 June 2023
08 June 2023
08 June 2023
The Spanish video game sector had a turnover of 1.281 billion euros in 2021, a 16% increase over the figure for the previous year, and expects to exceed 2.2 billion in 2025, according to figures published in the ninth edition of the White Paper on Spanish Video Game Development 2022, published by DEV, the Spanish Association of Video Game and Entertainment Software Production and Development Companies presented today at the headquarters of ICEX Spain Export and Investment. Growth in the sector is not solely economic - the industry is also employing more and more people. In 2021, 8,833 professionals were working in the sector, an increase of 10% over the previous year, and the number of direct jobs is expected to exceed 13,000 by 2025. Twenty-four percent of employees are women, two points above the European Union average.
08 June 2023
05 June 2023
05 June 2023
After succeeding on the international market with fiction, Spanish production continues to expand its presence abroad through non-fiction content. Some entertainment formats such as El Conquistador have already been broadcast on free-to-air TV channels in Latin America. Formats such as the docu-reality El Puente, born on pay TV, are also traveling.
05 June 2023